Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 46
यंयं काममभिध्यायेत्तंतं सर्वेषु दुर्लभम् । स तदाऽप्नोत्यसंदिग्धं दृष्ट्वा शंखेश्वरं शुभम्
yaṃyaṃ kāmamabhidhyāyettaṃtaṃ sarveṣu durlabham | sa tadā'pnotyasaṃdigdhaṃ dṛṣṭvā śaṃkheśvaraṃ śubham
જે જે ઇચ્છા મનમાં ધ્યાને ધરે—તે સર્વમાં દુર્લભ હોય તોય—શુભ શંખેશ્વરના દર્શનથી તે ત્યારે નિઃસંદેહ પ્રાપ્ત થાય છે।
Nārada (implied)
Tirtha: Śaṅkhatīrtha / Śaṅkheśvara-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Siddhasena / the King (pārthiva)
Scene: A pilgrim stands before the auspicious Śaṅkheśvara-liṅga/shrine, hands folded, mind fixed on a single wish; the deity’s presence radiates certainty and blessing.
FAQs
Darśana of the deity at a powerful tīrtha is presented as a direct means to attain cherished aims, grounded in auspiciousness and faith.
Śaṃkheśvara at Śaṃkhatīrtha (Hāṭakeśvara tīrtha context).
Darśana (beholding) of Śaṃkheśvara, with inward contemplation (abhidhyāna) of one’s aim.
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